Birkhead Mountain Trail
Length: 4.5 miles
Recommended Season: Year Round
Use: Medium to Light
Difficulty: Easy to Moderate
USGS Maps: Eleazer, Farmer
Trail Beginning: Forest Service Boundary at end of dirt road leading from 1109, 8 miles north of Ophir.
Trail End: SR 1142 near Talbots Creek 7 miles South of Asheboro.
Access: Southern end of trail can be reached by taking hwy 109 Northfrom Troy to Uwharrie, SR 1303 to Eleazer, SR 1107 to SR 1143, SR 1109 to Strieby Church. Dirt Road continues to Forest Boundary. Northern end of Trail can be reached by taking Business 220 South from Asheboro, SR 1142 to Talbots Creek. No parking lots available.
Description: The Birkhead Trail offers a variety of scenery, streams, rocky climbs and historical stops. The trail is marked with white blazes.
Attractions And Considerations: Points of interest along the trail include gingham Graveyard and Birkhead Plantation Ruins. Primitive Camps constructed by Boy Scouts are located along the trail. Much of the trail follows ridge lines and offers good vistas. In order to avoid backtracking along the trail, you may want to park a vehicle at each end.
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